✅ SOLVED Brush thingy and something gilt

[cti4sw]

Dunno what either of these are.

At first I thought #1 might be an old paintbrush but the bristles are metal so it's probably a braided steel strap. The piece next to it must be part of it, it came out of the same hole.

#1 - [SOLVED] Old car battery terminal




#2 appears to have gold plating on it and I'm absolutely clueless. Wish I could unbend it without breaking it.

#2 - [SOLVED] Decorative saddle buckle


Managed to unbend it tonight without breaking it It's not a perfect circle, it's a bit of an oval. Still dunno what it is, but apparently I found another, smaller one.

 

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[doublet2a]

#1 is and old braided car battery ground strap.
The end you have went on the battery post.
The other end would have had an eyelet to bolt to the chassis or engine.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...0....0...1ac.1.29.img..24.33.2300.2uqZW8Fd-Ug
Other piece maybe a part of and old oil lantern.

Tim

 

[cti4sw]

#1 is and old braided car battery ground strap.
The end you have went on the battery post.
The other end would have had an eyelet to bolt to the chassis or engine.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...0....0...1ac.1.29.img..24.33.2300.2uqZW8Fd-Ug
Other piece maybe a part of and old oil lantern.

Tim

Thanks! I thought that terminal piece looked odd. I don't think they gilded lantern parts, so I don't think that's it.

 

[coinman123]

I agree that it is not a oil lamp piece. I have dug up four oil lamps and none had that.

 

[cti4sw]

updated pics of second item

 

[mick56]

I'm thinking it went inside a compact to hold the mirror in place.